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November 2024

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Powder Coater Leverages Its Manufacturing Mindset for Success
Cover Story

Powder Coater Leverages Its Manufacturing Mindset for Success

As a former motorcycle manufacturer, this powder coating Top Shop benefits from understanding the finishing industry from a customer’s perspective.

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In this Issue

Maximize Your Racking Efficiency and Quality
racking

Maximize Your Racking Efficiency and Quality

Best practices for racking parts in surface finishing operations.

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The Future of Hard Chrome: Pioneering Innovations for Sustainable Solutions
sustainability

The Future of Hard Chrome: Pioneering Innovations for Sustainable Solutions

Although useful, chromic acid and other compounds that contain hexavalent chromium ions are highly toxic and carcinogenic. However, one company has developed an alternative for the hard chrome process that achieves thick, conformal coatings with wear and fatigue resistance comparable or superior to hexavalent chromium-based systems.

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Solvent Versus Aqueous: Busting the Myths
Parts Cleaning

Solvent Versus Aqueous: Busting the Myths

Is aqueous cleaning “greener” than solvent cleaning? Is solvent a more effective cleaner than aqueous? These and many other questions are answered here to debunk the misconceptions that many manufacturers have held onto for years.

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Quick Turnaround is Key for Architectural Coating Shop
construction

Quick Turnaround is Key for Architectural Coating Shop

This California metal fabricator and coater focuses on fast turnaround and streamlining its processes with 40 years of experience in the construction industry.

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